Social Transformation of the Hometown of Overseas Chinese and the Role of Overseas Chinese and Chinese in Driving It (A Historical Study Centered on Quanzhou)

Author: Cai Surong
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The relationship between overseas Chinese and China is primarily with their ancestral hometowns, or the hometowns of overseas Chinese. The active interaction and functional role between overseas Chinese and hometowns are mainly reflected during the period of social transformation in hometowns. The relationship between overseas Chinese and hometown society is an evolutionary process and structural design of a special economic and cultural model. Based on previous research, this paper examines and studies the interactive relationship between overseas Chinese from Quanzhou and Quanzhou hometown society from the perspective of modernization and social change, guided by historical materialism. It draws on and incorporates theoretical methods and research findings from various disciplines such as sociology, economics, international relations, ethnology, cultural anthropology, and demography. Using rich archival materials, local chronicles, genealogies, literature, newspapers, and valuable field research data, the paper takes Quanzhou hometown as a case study to specifically investigate the interaction between Quanzhou-born overseas Chinese and Quanzhou hometown society, with a focus on exploring and analyzing the role and function of overseas Chinese during the period of social transformation in hometowns. It attempts to identify and reveal another important variable and driving force for the transformation and modernization of hometown society, even Chinese society, by combining historical and contemporary perspectives. The main body of the paper, excluding the conclusion, is divided into seven chapters and totals 230,000 words.